Wednesbury Oak Academy
Academy converter primary school in Tipton (Sandwell).
Location
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In the school’s own words, from the school website.
Key facts
- URN
- 140793
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Sixth form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Nursery
- Has Nursery Classes
- Local authority
- Sandwell
- Constituency
- Tipton and Wednesbury
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 2014
Governing body (15 current, 6 former)
iAcademy trust: local governing body and trust board.15 governors are linked to a profile (all confirmed).
Governors marked “Confirmed same person” have exactly the same forename and surname as the only officer of that name at the school’s own academy trust company on the Companies House register, so we treat them as the same person. The governance record itself comes from DfE.
Leadership
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Bethan Gingell Confirmed same person | Accounting OfficerTrust officer | since 2026 | |
| Mrs Bethan Gingell Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2026 |
| Mrs Fiona Bevington Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Sarah Howells Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mr Daniel Willetts Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2028 |
| Zoe Bailey | TrusteeTrust board | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Miss Agnieszka Knopp Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Appointed by GB/board | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mrs Sarah Jane Beckett Confirmed same person | Chair of TrusteesTrust board | Appointed by academy members | since 2022 · until 2026 ends 2026 |
| Miss Joanna Willis Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Appointed by GB/board | since 2022 · until 2026 ends 2026 |
| Mrs Stacey Basu Confirmed same person | MemberTrust members | Appointed by academy members | since 2021 |
| Mrs Zoe Watkins Confirmed same person | MemberTrust members | Appointed by academy members | since 2021 |
| Mrs Tina Longmore Confirmed same person | MemberTrust members | Appointed by academy members | since 2021 |
| Mrs Kimberley Daly | Chief Financial OfficerTrust officer | since 2020 | |
| Mr Daniel Craig Stonard Confirmed same person | MemberTrust members | Appointed by GB/board | since 2019 |
| Rhiann Edwards Confirmed same person Former | TrusteeTrust board | Appointed by GB/board | since 2022 · term ended 2025 |
| Ms Stacey Hadley Confirmed same person Former | TrusteeTrust board | Appointed by academy members | since 2021 · term ended 2025 |
| Mrs Zoe Bayley Confirmed same person Former | TrusteeTrust board | Appointed by academy members | since 2021 · term ended 2025 |
| Mrs Tracy Grieh Confirmed same person Former | Accounting OfficerTrust officer | since 2019 · term ended 2026 | |
| Headteacher Tracy Grieh Confirmed same person Former | TrusteeTrust board | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2019 · term ended 2026 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ms Sarah Matthews | Governance Professional - Single-Academy Trust (SAT)Governance professional | since 2026 | |
| Josephine O'Rafferty Former | Governance Professional - Single-Academy Trust (SAT)Governance professional | since 2023 · term ended 2025 |
Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (governance records, as at 1 November 2026). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Names are shown as published; there are no addresses or contact details. Current and former are worked out from term end dates when the page loads. Object or ask for removal · Report an issue with this record